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Todd at 2 years, 4.5 months – January 8, 2017
YEAR 3, MONTH 5
DEC 21, 2016 – JAN 20, 2017
TODD SAYS…
- “ouch” [when Eric trimmed his hair for the 1st time, even though it didn’t hurt (1/13)]
- “gym, jump, slide”
- “out!” (he says when he wants out of his crib)
- “want” (this is new; he used to say “need”)
- “make coffee” (he heard the sound of the espresso machine)
- “fresh powder pants” (I asked him what I should wear in the snow)
- “football” (he saw someone wearing a Seahawks hat)
- “big, heavy dump truck”
- “dada wash dishes,” “dada toot,” “dada drive, Todd ride, mama ride” (in the car)
- “watch Todd” (he likes watching pictures on my laptop)
- “ball hit face, booboo bear”
- “no way how” (no way, no how)
FAVORITE SHOWS
- “please, dada, put Elf show on”
- “more cut tree guy” (meaning Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation)
- “white chewie show” (means Frozen)
- “afraid” (of “white chewie,” which is the snowy monster in Frozen)
- “watch Oompa show right now!” (he says “right now” a lot)
- “new Luke” (his name for the YouTube video of dance-mix Darth Vader song, linked below)
COGNITION
- he tries to count his fingers while trying to put each one up
- he loves his new “gold bug” book (Richard Scarry)
- uses descriptors when asking for something i.e. “yellow cup”
Richard Scarry’s Cars & Trucks & Things That Go – January 1, 2017
CHRISTMAS
- we spend Christmas with my family in Bend, OR (12/21-12/26)
- on the way there, we took the scenic route & Todd barfed from car sickness (12/21)
- dinners at my parents’ house (12/23-12/25)
- swimming at Juniper (12/23)
- dining out on the way home (El Mirador, Yakima) (12/26); video of him saying “no way, no way, no way!!” and laughing
Apres-ski fries – December 22, 2016
Cousins – December 24, 2016
December 24, 2016
Todd’s 3rd Christmas morning – December 25, 2016
SKIING – MT BACHELOR
- skiing at Mt Bachelor, Carrousel chair (12/21 & 12/22)
- 1st chair lift ride!! (12/22)
Mt Bachelor – December 22, 2016
1st day riding a chairlift! – December 22, 2016
Eric & Todd at Mt Bachelor – December 22, 2016
SKIING – LOUP LOUP
- skiing at Loup Loup Ski Bowl (Okanogan, WA) (12/28)
- 2 chairlift rides
- he was excited to see “Chewie guy” (someone with a coat that was all faux furry looking)
SKIING – STEVENS PASS
- skiing at Stevens Pass (12/30)
Stevens Pass – December 30, 2016
SKIIING – MISSION RIDGE
- skiing at MR (1/8, 1/15, 1/16, 1/19)
- 1st time riding a double chairlift (1/8)
- we took him on Liberator quad chair but Eric had to carry him most of the way down to Midway (1/8)
- he did Ch 1, Liberator, and Ch 1 (1/15)
- 5 runs on chair 1 (1/16)
- Eric took Todd skiing when I was working; they did 5 runs on chair 1)
Mission Ridge – January 15, 2017
Mission Ridge – January 15, 2017
SKI BIKE & SNOW PLAY!
- 1st time using his bike with ski attachments (12/27)
- snow play after I got off work (1/9)
Ski bike – December 27, 2016
December 27, 2016
Washington Elementary – December 27, 2016
January 18, 2017
MISC
- Apple Valley Gymnastics (1/2, 1/7, 1/14)
- he can walk along a balance beam then jump off the end
He loves his swing! – January 9, 2017
FOOD NOTES & DINING OUT
- (goppa = his non-dairy milk blend)
- he asks for specific “goppas” because his sippy cups have different stickers on them (i.e., Chewie goppa, Leia goppa, Falcon goppa, Luke goppa)
- he said “watermelon” (sounds like “wadoomelon”) when I asked him what we should shop for at the store
- he calls frozen blueberries “blue candy”
- dining out: Fonda Oaxaquena (1/20)
Dining out at Fonda Oaxaquena – January 20, 2017
DAY TIME NAPS
- no change from prior months
- he starts naps between 1 PM & 2 PM, then sleeps in his crib up to 3 hours
Napping in the car – December 26, 2016
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up in the night 4x & fell back asleep pretty quickly
- woke up ~3:15 AM saying “Boone house” and “out,” then in the morning he said “wake up” (12/22)
- woke up ~3:30 AM asking for “goppa water”
- woke up ~4:15 AM asking for “pillow blanket”
- brief cry at 11 PM but went right back to sleep without my attention (1/9)
- woke up at ~4:15 AM (had a goppa)
- bedtime is usually ~9 PM & wake up time is usually ~6 AM = 9 hours of night time sleep (status quo)
- “nap time” (he said it before bed when he was ready to sleep at night)
- he doesn’t always turn on his aquarium soother at night
- giggling before he went to sleep (1/6)
- I whisper “I love you” before bed, and he whispers “aye yeah”
- I lie down next to his crib for ~10 minutes, then I leave after he falls asleep
January 19, 2017
POTTY TALK
- we consider him basically potty trained for poo-poo: he walks into the bathroom, puts the toilet lid up and starts to put his potty ring on the seat when he has to go
- he does lots of stand up pee-pees in the baby potty (when we ask him to go)
- I caught him before he was going to pee on my bed, then he peed in his baby potty
Walla Walla Point Park – January 9, 2017
Todd at 2 years + ~2 weeks – September 7, 2016
YEAR 3, MONTH 1
AUG 21 – SEPT 20 (2016)
2ND BIRTHDAY
- my parents had been visiting from Oregon since 8/17 (see last month’s post)
- Todd’s birthday (August 21) was on the last day of their visit before going back home on 8/22
- I took a video of me singing “Happy Birthday” to him just after he woke up in the morning, just like I did last year
- we all went swimming then Todd had his nap, then we had dinner at my parent’s campsite
Confluence State Park – August 21, 2016
2 years old – August 21, 2016
He loves grass! – August 21, 2016
COMMUNICATION & COGNITION
- he says “two” when we ask him how old he is
- he says “two” when we ask him pretty much any question that has a number for an answer
- he said “baby” while holding his baby (8/22)
- he makes a sign for kiss (like blowing a kiss)
- he said “garbage” (sounds like “cap-odge”)
- he says “mama, outside” (outside sounds like “oss eye”)
- he says “oof” for dogs
- when he backs up he says “beep, beep”
- he said “wow”
- he gave me a big wrap around hug when I got home from work
- he frequently asks “help, please” (“ah-p, pease”)
- he says “more” when swinging (sounds like “mo”)
- he said “no way” (9/9)
- he says “shoe”
- he stopped needing to sign “more” because he says “mo”
- he repeated “skinny cat” (it’s what we say when we ask him to put his arms overhead to take off his shirts) (9/15)
- he said “me” & “you” (9/17)
A FEW OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS
- playing on our outside deck
- trying to drop toys off the deck
- jumping on my bed
- holding my hand during walks
- having me get his “formula milk” for him (i.e. he insists “mama”)
- doing somersaults onto stacked up pillows in the living room
- taking baths
- swinging at parks
- laying down on grass
- playing with Lego Duplos
- playing with Lego apps on iPhone/iPad
- “reading” books in the glider chair
- watching Formula 1 car racing on TV
- sitting in the driver’s seat of the car
- snuggling & dancing with “Pillow Bear”
New Lego dump truck – August 24, 2016
Todd “reading” books – August 29, 2016
Geared up to watch Formula 1 car racing – September 2, 2016
Driver’s seat – September 20, 2016
DAY TIME ACTIVITIES WITH ERIC
“Stay-At-Home-Dada” (SAHD)
- painting with watercolors (8/22)
- riding a public bus (8/22)
- riding his Globber
- watching the “diggers” & heavy equipment trucks at Washington Elementary
- walking at Mission Ridge (8/31)
- scenic drive, Wenatchee National Forest (Entiat) (9/2)
- trying out his bike on the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks
- checking out model airplanes in East Wenatchee (9/8)
- walking at Horse Lake Rd (9/14)
- walking at Dry Gulch (9/19)
- fossil finding at Old Blewitt Pass (9/20)
1st time painting – August 22, 2016
Todd on his Globber – August 25, 2016
Eric & Todd selfie – August 26, 2016
Eric & Todd checked out the landslide at Mission Ridge – August 31, 2016
Todd at Mission Ridge – August 31, 2016
Bridge over train tracks – September 6, 2016
He was a really good boy around the airplanes – September 8, 2016
Todd at Horse Lake Rd – September 14, 2016
Todd at Dry Gulch – September 19, 2016
Fossil finding – September 20, 2016
FAMILY ACTIVITIES & DINING OUT
- stroller walks on the Canal Trail (8/27 & 8/28) and picking/eating grapes
- neighborhood bike ride with Todd riding in the bike trailer, then play at Washington Park (slide, swing, playing with other kids with soccer ball) (9/5)
- afternoon/evening walk over the train tracks, then stopped into Saddle Rock Brewery for a beer (Eric, Elisa) & apple juice (Todd) (9/6)
- afternoon/evening play at Pioneer Park; he climbed up rails to the top of the play equipment (9/7)
- 15 mile bike ride (using bike trailer) to the Apple Capital Loop Trail & (vegan) pizza at Saddle Rock Brewery (9/10)
- morning walk over the train tracks, then had (delicious!) vegan waffles at The Hunter’s Wife Health Bar (our first time there) (9/11)
- 9.68 mile bike ride (using bike trailer) to the Apple Capital Loop Trail & walk around at Pybus Market (9/17); we had (dairy free) sorbetto at Ice; later that day we had dinner at La Fuente
- 4.30 mile hike (with & without stroller) toward Castle Rock (9/19); Todd did some hiking and trail running!
- afternoon/evening play at Methow Park; he met new friends & went down a big slide by himself (9/19)
- evening pub trivia at Saddle Rock Brewery (9/20)
Eating grapes on the canal trail – August 27, 2016
Demonstrating his “jump off with both feet stopping technique” – August 27, 2016
Saddle Rock Brewery – September 6, 2016
Eric with Todd in the stroller on the trail toward Castle Rock – September 18, 2016
SWIMMING SKILLS PROGRESSION
(see the post “Todd’s Swim Videos (~2 years old)“)
- he flipped from tummy to back (8/23)
- he let me put him on his back to go in circles (8/25)
- he tried to flip over onto his back (8/26)
- he pushed off from steps, went onto his back briefly, then back to tummy (8/28)
- he pushed off backward from the ladder in the deep end (8/28)
- he did a full flip (i.e. feet over head) underwater (8/29)
- he floats prone with his back/butt right up to the surface (8/31)
- he did 5 full linked arm swimming strokes (9/3)
- he put his head back while on the steps (9/9)
- he kicked while holding on to the steps (9/9)
- when jumping in from the side of the pool, I let him go under, then bob up before I grabbed him (9/15)
- last swim in the condo pool this year (9/15)
Todd underwater – August 25, 2016
Todd underwater – August 26, 2016
Elisa & Todd – August 26, 2016
Todd underwater – August 28, 2016
Todd & Elisa – September 4, 2016
Frame grab from GoPro – September 15, 2016
SECOND YEAR MOLARS
- his first second year molar started coming in (bottom, right)
- that’s his 16th tooth
La Fuente – September 17, 2016
FOOD NOTES
- he’s lost interest in eating pancake & drinking green smoothie for breakfast
- new favorite breakfast food = plain pasta (twists)
- he loves cashew pieces, roasted pumpkin seeds
- favorite fruit = grapes; he also starting eating orange slices
- he still drinks his “formula milk” upon waking, before nap, afternoon, and evening/before bed…he loves it!
- he has this funny habit of hanging upside down off the papasan chair to drink it
Mmm, vegan ice cream! – September 4, 2016
“Todd’s chair” – September 4, 2016
Upside down drinking – September 15, 2016
DAY TIME NAPS
- Starting this month I’m NO longer tracking nap start/end times & nap durations!
- Todd did just fine with having Eric put him to bed for naps instead of me (weekdays)
- his nap time starts in early afternoon, let’s say “1:00 ish” (+/-)
- sleep duration is unchanged (~2-3 hrs)
- he wakes up from his nap when I get home from work or just before (i.e. in the 3 or 4 o’clock hour)
- he’ll say “mama” when he hears me come in the door
- if he’s already awake & out of bed when I come home, he runs over to me with a big smile and gives me a hug & kiss 🙂
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up crying in the night 4x this month
- on 3 of those 4 nights he woke up at either 4 AM (once) or 4:30 AM (twice)…unusual times for him to wake up!
- all 4 times he quickly went back to sleep after having a “formula milk”
- starting this month, I’m NO longer tracking bed times & morning wake-up times!
- he still sleeps roughly ~9-10 hours per night (same as it’s been for a looong time)
- when he goes to bed at night, I lie down with a pillow on the floor next to his crib & I hold his hand through the crib rails until he falls asleep
- he likes to turn on his Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother (aquarium lights & music) before he falls asleep
August 26, 2016
A NEW MORNING WAKE-UP ROUTINE
AKA…where did my snuggly baby go? (sniff, sniff)
- so…in past months Todd’s morning wake-up routine was that he’d sit & snuggle with me in my glider chair for a long time, while he drank his first “formula milk” of the day & I read books to him
- well…that started to change during his 24th month because we had to stay in our house without furniture in it for the 2 weeks before our official moving day of August 6th
- then…once we moved, we had a week when family was staying with us, so Todd liked getting right out of bed to play instead of snuggle with his mama
Which brings us to the current month–
- early on I recalled at least a few days when he did sit with me & read/snuggle
- then there were some days when he wanted to just hang out in his bed while drinking his formula milk
- on 8/27 I sat in the glider chair (next to his crib) while Todd stayed in his crib; I held his stuffed frog like a baby & rocked him. Then, the next day when I sat in the glider chair while Todd stayed in his crib, Todd handed me his frog and his baby to rock…how sweet!
- he asks to get out of bed by saying something like “es-chew”
- when he gets out of bed, he pretty much goes straight out to the living room with his pillow blankets
September 14, 2016
POTTY TALK
- starting this month, I’m NO longer tracking every poop in the potty vs. every poop that didn’t make it there!
- I’d say he generally does more poops in the toilet than not in the toilet
- the vast majority of pee-pees are going in his diaper (size 6)
- on 9/6 he seemed like he needed to go poo-poo, so I asked him about sitting on the toilet, but he motioned to his baby potty, then he did one there instead (a first!)
- 1st poop in the bathtub 😀 (never did that before!) (9/20)
On the canal trail – August 27, 2016
Todd is such a sweet boy and generous with kisses! – August 27, 2016
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